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Originally posted by SamuelWebber View PostI'll look into bilsteins...
Yeah the front housings are shortened by 2", and I used a spacer at the bottom of the strut so the collar nut could tighten it into place.
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Car got a feature on Petrolicious! Since those photos the car has been lowered a little more, and front wheels have been spaced out a bit. New photos soon...
Owner: Sam Webber Year, Make, and Model: 1983 BMW 320is (E21) Location: West Brookfield, Massachusetts Photographer: Caleb Vincent DesCognets I became interested in cars after buying my first one, a Volkswagen GTI mk4. It was a fun car that left me wanting a faster car, then an older car, and then a more ‘stylish’ car. It was followed up by a BMW E28 5-series about a year later, but then I wanted to get back into something a bit smaller; at first, I thought of the classic, BMW E30. At a car show I met someone who longed for an E28, so we began talking about a potential trade. At that time, he was the owner of this E21 320is. Upon seeing it, I knew I wanted it. I was immediately drawn to the condition of the original paint, the driver oriented interior architecture, and the more simple body lines of the car’s exterior as compared to my E28. The trade didn’t go through and I said goodbye to this E21 for what I assumed would be forever.
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Originally posted by CubbyChowder View PostInteresting. For being shortened by 2", I feel like your car isn't nearly low enough to start bottoming out the shock (no offense, just saying).
Chances are the car is bouncing on the controls arms, not the strut bottoming out. The subframe will need to be shortend or notched to allow the arms to keep moving.
My shortened subframe on left, stock on right:
This is how low the car goes with the stock valance. No IS lip or BBS or anything:
I'm going to notch my subframe next to put the car all the way down.
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Originally posted by TheNeek View PostHe's right
Chances are the car is bouncing on the controls arms, not the strut bottoming out. The subframe will need to be shortend or notched to allow the arms to keep moving.Last edited by SamuelWebber; 05-27-2014, 08:50 PM.
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I was riding on my control arms for a VERY long time before I realized it. My subframe was starting to form itself around where the control arm was striking it. You can see it in the picture I posted on the right. I know of a guy who is riding on MK1 struts and had to shorten his subframe to take advantage of the extra space. Just sayin.
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